Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-15

ESPECIAL effort will be made by the
Democrats this year 70 recapture the
Legislature, and there are especial and
sufficient reasons why they should not
succeed. The last Democratic Legisla-
ture the state was blessed with bank
rupted the treasury, and demoralized
and seriously crippled the benevolent
and reformstory institutions of the
state. and its baneful influence is still
felt. The Legislature again in Demo.
cratic control would be serious misfor-
tune. Waste and extravaganza would
again run riot7the- most beneicent leg.
islation for the control of~the liquor
traffic enacted since the adoption of the
Constitution would be in peril-the
state institutions would be reorganized
and demoralized, and confusion would
prevail everywhere.
Belmont is a Republican county on
full vote. and with united support of
their ticket by Republicans it will be
elected; but Republicans should under
stand, at the start. that this is one of
the counties which the Democrats have
their eyes on, and that a determined eff
fort will be made by them to elect one,
or both, of the Representatives.
e. L. PooRMAN is a man of mature
years and large experience in affairs.
He served about two years in the Union
army during the war of the rebellion,
and before that was twice elected Audi>
tor of this county. He is now serving
his first term in the Legislature, and
during that time made some reputation
as legislator, especially in connection
with the election frauds of two years
ago In Hamilton county. He is man
of ability and courage, and. although
by macy persons his nomination under
the circumstances was thought inexpe.
dient, he should receive the cordial sup
port of all persons who are opposed to
again turning the state over to Demo
cratic control.
A. I. MCKELvEY is one of the best
of the most enlightened |
farmers of the county. He was born at
Belfast. Ireland, forty-three years ago,
and came to the United States with his
parents at FIVE years of age. He attend
ed the public schools of Wheeling until |
sixteen years of age, when he entered |
the Western Union telegraph employ as
messenger. Appointed manager of the
Wheeling Office and agent of the Associ-
ated Press at nineteen. he remained in
the service of that company until 1870.
when failing health compelled him to
seek home in the country, locating
upon the farm be now occupies, south
of St Clairsville, in the fall of that year
Mr. McKelvey was in the telegraph SER
vice of the government during the war,
located Gost of the time at Wheeling, a
part of the time the headquarters of the I
Army of West Virginia. During the
long interval of broken communication
on the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio
r. r. all the important dispatches be-
tween the department and the army in
the field were relsyed at his office, and
the long hours of service by night and
by day during that exciting period. and
close confinement to Office work after>
ward, compelled him to abandon that
work and follow the more invigorating
and sturdy life of farmer. His father
the late W. P McKelvey-was one of
about half dozen men who voted for
Fremont at Wheeling in 1856.
Since coming to st. Clairsville Mr..
McKelvey has been foremost in all good
works. He was two years President of !
,hs Belmont County Agricultural Socie-
~. He was the organizer and has been s
the life of the Belmont County Farmers
Club, and is at present its secretary.